BBC Radio 4 - The Anatomy of Loneliness - Who feels lonely? The results of the world's largest loneliness study
There's often a stereotype that loneliness mainly strikes older, isolated people. And of course it can. But we found higher rates of self-reported loneliness among younger people. 40% of 16 to 24-year-olds who took part told us they often or very often feel lonely, compared with 27% of over 75s.